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Copyright/attribution: National Museum of Ireland - Natural History

Accession number

NH:1899.114.535

Holding institution

National Museum of Ireland - Natural History

Date collected

18 December 1873

Area or Water body

Agulhas Bank (off), South Africa
Southeast Atlantic Ocean

Form

Fluid

FAO

47

Field measurements and observations

Depth (Fathoms): 150
Specific Gravity at water bottom: 1.02796

Taxonomic groups

Ophiolycus dentatus
Ophiolycus
Ophiomyxidae
Ophiurida
Ophiuroidea
Echinodermata
Animalia

Station

142

Gear

Dredge

Description

Synonyms: Ophioscolex dentatus

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